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Mr. Felker W. Ward, Jr., has been the President of Ward & Associates Inc., since 1988. Mr. Ward has been the Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle Investment Advisors Inc., since April 1994 and as a Managing Member since 1994. Mr. Ward has been the President of Concessions International Inc., since 1979. He served as the Chairman of Pinnacle Investment Advisors LLC from 1994 to 2004. From December 1992 to July 1996, he served as the Chairman of Ward Bradford & Co. LP. ... He has been Vice Chairman of Concessions International Inc., since 1979. He serves as a Director of Atlanta Gas Light Company and Atlanta Life Insurance Company. He serves as a Member of the Board of Advisors of Atlanta Falcons Football Club, LLC. Mr. Ward serves as a Director of Georgia Aerospace Systems Manufacturing Inc. He serves as a Trustee of Georgia Research Alliance Inc., and as Trustee Emeritus of Emory University. He is a Board member of Tuskegee University Board of Trustees, Georgia Cancer Coalition, Morehouse School of Medicine Board of Trustees, and Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army, Emeritus. He served as a Director of Smith Garden Products Inc. since 1997 and Sholand, LLC, since 1998. He served as a Director of Bank South Corporation since 1982. He served as a Director of AGL Resources Inc. from August 1988 to April 27, 2010. He served as a Director of Bank South N.A., a subsidiary of Bank South Corporation. He served on the Board of Directors of Fidelity National Corporation from 1997 to August 30, 2001. He served as Director of Servidyne Inc. from 1992 to February 15, 2006.

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